Collar-seam-dampening machine.



I N0.'657,388. Patented Sept. 4, I900.

G. BINDER. COLLAR SEAM DAMPENING MACHINE.

(Application filed Nov. 21, 1899'.)

(No Model.)

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GOTTLOB BIN-DER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAR-S-EAM-DAMPENING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LetterslP atentNo.657,388, dated September4, 1900.

Application file'd November 21. 1899. Serial No. 737,798. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GoTTLoB BINDER, a citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain IImprovements 1n Collar-Seam -Dampening:

Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in machlnes for dampeningthe scams or fold-lines of collars, so that the collar can be readilyturned.

and Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a detail'ot' Fig. 2.

It is difficult to properly turn down a laydown or wing collar withoutfirst dampening the fold-line. Laundries at the present. time use adampening device with cold water or dry steam; but when warm water isused I 1 find that it will penetrate the starch which has previouslybeen applied more readily than cold wateror dry steam, but it is'ditfi-f cult to provide means for heating the water to the propertemperature, as the least sputter of water will spot the collar. If alamp be applied for the purpose near the dampener, the soot from thelamp is liable to fall upon the collar and soil it. i

I am enabled to heat the water at an even temperature and to'keep theheating device away from the collar.

A s a stand, which maybe of any form desired, and'projecting from thisstand is a bearingA supportinga grooved wheel B, adapted to rotate onaserew'b, by which it is held in place. livoted at a to the frame A is anarm D, carrylng-a reservoir D for the water. This reservoir hasa tubularextension E, (shown clearly in the sectional View, Fig. 3,) and on thelower portion of the extension is a presserfoot 6, which rests above thewheel 13. The

By my improvements presser-foot is grooved, as shown, to correspond tothe groove in the wheel. The passage e in the tubular extension ispreferably tapered, leaving a very small opening at the bottom for thewater or other fluid to pass out over the fold-line of the collar as itis drawn over the wheel. into the portion (3 of the reservoir, and thisvalve-rod has a groove cut on a taper, so as to allow for more orlessliquid to pass through the passage e to the collar. vided to catch thedrip, and the surplus water thus collected can be utilized again.Rigidly secured to the tubular depending portion is a rearwardlyextending bar F, (clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5,) having a clampf atone end by which it is confined to the depending portion E. The oppositeend of the bar has a notchedfiange f, adapted to the arm D, by which itis steadied. There is a space f between the arm and the bar F. Directlyback of this bar is a nozzleg of a Bunsen burner G. This burner issupported on a bracket A detachably secured to the frame A in thepresent instance. The burner passes through the bracket and is confinedin position by a set-screw a, so that the nozzle 9 can be set anydistance from the end of the bar F as is desired. a

g is a gas-valve, and g is a nipple, to which a gas-hose can beattached. i g is the air-inlet for the burner. It will be seen by thisconstruction that when the reservoir D is filled with water and the gasignited at the nozzle g the gas-flame will strike upon the end of thebar F and a portion will pass through the space f between the bar andthe arm D, heating the arm to a certain extent. The bar is preferablymade ofmaterial which can be readily "heated, such as brass or copper,and the heat will be transmitted to the tubular depending portion E,through which the water from the reservoir must pass. The reservoiritself is slightly warm, owing to the heat applied upon "the arm D, andthe water is reheated as it passes down the channel e to thepresser-foot, the heat being sufficient to heat the water to thetemperature desired, so that when the water is applied to the collar itwill-immediately penetrate the starch at the fold-line and the collarcan be readily folded.

A cup 0 is pro-.

the water flows ontothe collar, substantially I preferably provide acovering F, of non.- conductingmaterial, whichinclosesthe main portionof the bar, leaving the two ends exposed, although .this may bedispensed with Without departing from the main featu-recf'" myinvention.

I claim as my-invention- 1'. The combination in a seam-dam pener, of asupport for the collar over which the collar is drawn, a presser-foot, areservoir, a passage leading from the reservoir to the presser-foot andmeans for heating the water prior to its being applied-to-"the foldlineof the'col'lar; substantially as described.

2. The combination in a seam-dampener ofra frame carrying a wheehapivoted reservoir, a presser-footcarried thereby directly above j thewheel, a passage leading from the reser- I a frame, a bracket, a wheelcarried by thef bracket,-an arm pivotedito the frame, a res-g ervoircarried by the arm, said reservoir hav- -ing a tubular dependingportion, a presser- 1 foot at the end of the depending portiondirectlyabove the wheel, a bar secured to the]; depending portion and soarranged that the-I; gas-flame will heat the bar whichwill in turn heatthe depending portion through whichi as described. p 4. The combinationof a frame, a wheel;

i a wheel at the end of the bearing, an arm piv- 0 7 ing tubularportion, a presser-foot at the end ot'the depending portion, a barsecured to the depending portion, and extending rearwardly, a gas-burnerhaving .its nozzle di- -rect-ly"back of the end of the bar so that theflame from the burner will strike theend of 5. The combination of aframe, a bearing, a, Wheel carriedby,the bearing, an arm piv-"oted'tothe frame, a reservoir carried by the arm, having a tubulardependingportion and a presserfoot the lower endof. the-tubularportion", a rearward'ly-extend'ing bar secured tothedepending; portion,a space between the -end of the bar and the arm, and a burner sosituated in respect tothe-bar'andarm that the. flamefrom,theburnerw-i'll strike against the end ofthe bar and enter the spacebe.- tween the bar and the arm, substantially as described. w

' 6. Thecombinationof a frame, a bearing,

oted to the frame, a reservoir carried by the arm,,a portiondependingfrom the reservoir, 3 grooved presser-foot carried thereby, a barclamped to the depending portion and extending, rearwardly, a burner forheating the bar and anon-conducting cover for the bar, sul'ustantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses GOTTLOB BINDER.

Witnesses: i

MURRAY C. BOY-ER,

carried thereby, a reservoir'havin g a depend- Jos. H. KLEIN.

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